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Play Country Guitar 1
Very informative and interesting and a great instructor.
Play Country Guitar 1: Quick-Start for Beginners
Learn Country Guitar Basics with this Country Learning Path Core Course
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About this course
Welcome to Play Country Guitar 1: Quick-Start for Beginners - the first stop on your TrueFire Learning Path journey towards becoming a solid Country guitar player.
If you already know several chords and strumming patterns, and can also play some songs and single note lines, then you’re ready to take on this quick-start guitar course. Otherwise, please check out TrueFire’s Learn Guitar courses to get a grip on those basic skills.
This Country Learning Path core course is presented by 2 top TrueFire educators: Corey Congilio and Jason Loughlin.
They’ll guide your development of the essential skills and get up and running quickly -- no reading music, no boring exercises, no tedious theory to struggle through. In fact, you’ll play your way through the entire course.
You’ll start off the course learning a classic country alternating bass rhythm. You’ll also learn a single note country melody to start to get your twang on. To make your rhythm parts more interesting you’ll learn a bass line walkup to tie your country chords together. Rhythm variations spice up a tune, which is why you’ll learn three new strumming patterns. Movable barre chords open up the entire country songbook, so you’ll learn some barre chords and then use them to play a classic country song.
The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes.
You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own.
Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators.
Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
If you already know several chords and strumming patterns, and can also play some songs and single note lines, then you’re ready to take on this quick-start guitar course. Otherwise, please check out TrueFire’s Learn Guitar courses to get a grip on those basic skills.
This Country Learning Path core course is presented by 2 top TrueFire educators: Corey Congilio and Jason Loughlin.
They’ll guide your development of the essential skills and get up and running quickly -- no reading music, no boring exercises, no tedious theory to struggle through. In fact, you’ll play your way through the entire course.
You’ll start off the course learning a classic country alternating bass rhythm. You’ll also learn a single note country melody to start to get your twang on. To make your rhythm parts more interesting you’ll learn a bass line walkup to tie your country chords together. Rhythm variations spice up a tune, which is why you’ll learn three new strumming patterns. Movable barre chords open up the entire country songbook, so you’ll learn some barre chords and then use them to play a classic country song.
The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes.
You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you’ll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own.
Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you’ll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators.
Grab your guitar and let’s get started!
What you'll learn
- Execute three different rhythm variations
- Playing with a click track
- Walking up between chords
- Develop rhythmic versatility
- Develop rhythmic consistency
Release date: 09/14/2016 • 1h 09m runtime
Sample lessons
Alternating Bass Rhythm
Lesson 1: Demonstration
Practice Session 1
Playalong: Slow
Practice Session 2
Playalong: Fast
Practice Session 3
Playalong: Band
What's included
33 lessons • 9 charts • 10 Jam Tracks
PLAY COUNTRY GUITAR 1
Welcome to Play Country Guitar 1: Quick-Start for Beginners - the first stop on your TrueFire Learning Path journey towards becoming a solid country guitar player.
If you already know several chords and strumming patterns, and can also play some songs and single note lines, then you're ready to take on this quick-start guitar course. Otherwise, please check out TrueFire's Learn Guitar courses to get a grip on those basic skills.
This Country Learning Path core course is presented by 2 top TrueFire educators: Corey Congilio and Jason Loughlin.
They'll guide your development of the essential skills and get up and running quickly -- no reading music, no boring exercises, no tedious theory to struggle through. In fact, you'll play your way through the entire course.
You'll start off the course learning a classic country alternating bass rhythm. You'll also learn a single note country melody to start to get your twang on. To make your rhythm parts more interesting you'll learn a bass line walkup to tie your country chords together. Rhythm variations spice up a tune, which is why you'll learn three new strumming patterns. Movable barre chords open up the entire country songbook, so you'll learn some barre chords and then use them to play a classic country song.
The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes.
You'll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you'll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own.
Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you'll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators.
Grab your guitar and let's get started!
If you already know several chords and strumming patterns, and can also play some songs and single note lines, then you're ready to take on this quick-start guitar course. Otherwise, please check out TrueFire's Learn Guitar courses to get a grip on those basic skills.
This Country Learning Path core course is presented by 2 top TrueFire educators: Corey Congilio and Jason Loughlin.
They'll guide your development of the essential skills and get up and running quickly -- no reading music, no boring exercises, no tedious theory to struggle through. In fact, you'll play your way through the entire course.
You'll start off the course learning a classic country alternating bass rhythm. You'll also learn a single note country melody to start to get your twang on. To make your rhythm parts more interesting you'll learn a bass line walkup to tie your country chords together. Rhythm variations spice up a tune, which is why you'll learn three new strumming patterns. Movable barre chords open up the entire country songbook, so you'll learn some barre chords and then use them to play a classic country song.
The educators demonstrate all of the key examples over jam tracks (where and when applicable) to simulate a real-world application, in a musical context. All of the key examples are also tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes.
You'll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, you'll have all of the available jam tracks to work with on your own.
Take as much time as you need to work through each video guitar lesson before moving on to the next lesson. If you want to dig deeper or wider into any of the topics covered in this core course, check out the recommended supplementary courses in your learning path where you'll find more examples, techniques and insight from top TrueFire educators.
Grab your guitar and let's get started!
Alternating Bass Rhythm
One of the techniques associated with the iconic country music sound is alternating bass. This is a simple technique where you play a regular open chord, but rather than just strumming it, you pick a bass note between strums. This one calls for accuracy and control of you picking and strumming hand. So take your time with this and make sure you can do it cleanly.
Practice Session 1
In this Practice Session you will be playing along with the instructor at 80 beats per minute. Take your time and don't rush through it.
Practice this as many times as you need to before moving on.
Practice this as many times as you need to before moving on.
Practice Session 2
Your instructor will guide you through this Practice Session.
Don't move on until you feel like you are locked in with the tempo and are playing it cleanly.
Don't move on until you feel like you are locked in with the tempo and are playing it cleanly.
Practice Session 3
Let's have some fun! In this Practice Session we jam with the band! Take your time, don't worry about doing it perfectly the first time, just keep going over it until you have it all down smooth. Then you are ready to move on.
Single Note Melody
While we think of chords and chord progressions when we think of songs, you can also conjure up a song via a single note melody. Playing single note lines in country music is a very common technique you will run across a lot, so make sure you are comfortable with it.
Practice Session 4
90 bpm is where you will start this Practice Session. Take your time.
+ 26 more lessons
Reviews
19 results
Fimark
Verified buyer
01/27/26
Great Country Guitar Lesson. Very clear and helpful!
Ang1
Verified buyer
11/19/25
I think it’s great and easy to follow. I love the play along tab features. The looping is the perfect tool for practicing the lessons.
evstanton
Verified buyer
06/03/25
Great series
Clear and concrete lessons that are easy to follow.
hvalentine
Verified buyer
05/05/25
Great lead up to the Country Guitar pathway
Each lesson almost appears be-spoke - addressing topics exactly needed to bring you up to speed. The interactive player is extremely versatile and the facility to configure it to your level is amazing. The videos are crisp and engaging, the sound of the jam tracks are not too cluttered, leaving you to focus on your part.
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